15:1 The land allotted to the tribe of Judah by its clans reached to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin in the Negev far to the south. 5
18:11 The first lot belonged to the tribe of Benjamin 10 by its clans. Their allotted territory was between Judah and Joseph. 11
19:1 The second lot belonged to the tribe of Simeon by its clans. 12
20:7 So they selected 14 Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
21:9 They assigned from the tribes of Judah and Simeon the cities listed below.
1 tn See the note on “Zabdi” in 1 Chr 7:1.
2 tn Heb “and he selected Zabdi.” The
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Zabdi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “by men.”
5 tn Heb “The lot was to the tribe of the sons of Judah by their clans to the border of Edom, the wilderness of Zin toward the south, southward.”
7 tn Heb “and the cities were at the end of the tribe of the sons of Judah, at the border of Edom, to the south.”
9 tn Heb “portions.”
10 tn Heb “stand.”
11 tn Heb “the house.”
11 tn Heb “and the lot came up for the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.”
12 tn Heb “and the territory of their allotment went out between the sons of Judah and the sons of Joseph.”
13 tn Heb “and the second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon by their clans.”
15 tc The MT reads “Judah, the Jordan”; the LXX omits “Judah.” Perhaps there was a town named Judah, distinct from the tribe of Judah, located near the northern end of the Jordan.
17 tn Heb “set apart.”